Cable-raising device



De 23, 1930. c. H. FuGLE E'r AL 1,785,811

CABLE RAISING DEVICE Filed Aug. 2a. 1929 *V10 leasably engaging, the, cable.

f latented Dec. 23, i930 l narran v:fs'rffss .PATENT OFFICE y i CHARLES I.FU(`JrLE,L CHARLESKH. OSTENBERG, vALBERT IN. MAGLEIN, JOSEPH M.

f TR'UDO, AND ANDY NEWTON, 0F vIJTJ'LU'.[IIl MINNESOTA CABLE-Raisins nnvrcn `6'it to be gripped by ak clamp carried vby the car.

y In the use of cablercars, it is customary to provide a continuouslymoving ycable, and

to equip the car with mechanismifor re- With' a car equipped in this manner,it is customary to disengage the clamp` mechanism from the cable when it is desired to stop the car or to switch it froma main track to another track I 15 leading therefrom. Thus, when the cars are switched they must be disengaged from the cable on the main track and then later engaged with a similar cable which carries them along th-e other track. f

In view of the fact that the clamp for engaging the cable is normally disposed above the cableV when disengaged therefrom, it

will be appreciated that to bring about proper engagement either the clamp must be ,lowered or the cable must be raised.V The clamp mechanism is generally, owing to its characteristics of construction, carried by the car in such a manner that it cannot be vrais-ed and lowered, and itis accordingly customary to provide means for raising the cable at desired points torpermit engagement therewith of the clamp.

Heretofore, the devices for raising the 35 cable to permit it to be engaged by the clamp is adapted to be associated with the track sections at the desired points, and a roller carried by the frame work for engaging and raising the cable. @wing to the continual pounding of the cars, ithas been found necessary to secure the fram-e workiixedly to the track and heretofore this has been done by means of rigid members, such as bolts, rivets, etc., that constitute permanent lfastenings. rIhis manner of securing the frames in place is subject to a number of faults. In the first place, the permanent fastenings are apt to be broken in which event their replacement is an arduous task,

have generally comprised a frame work thaty and in the second place, it is quite ofteny desirable t'o move the frames from point to point, according ,to where it is desired to release and reengage the car with the cable,

and a solid and permanent fastening is an obvious obstacle to any such plan.

In view of the foregoing considerations, it is an object of the present invention to provide a'cable raising device which may be releasably secured to a track section. An important feature of the invention which is conducive to theaccomplishment of the recited objects consists in the provision of an elongated vframe werk carrying a cable rais' ing roll and being provided with a plurality of members for releasably engaging the track rails'. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the members comprise presser plates that engage beneath the heads of the rails, to prevent vertical displacement of the frame, and are actuated by means of toggle joints. j M

Other objects andfeatures of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specification in the light of the ac companying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top plan view showing a cablerraising device constructed in accordance'with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the device disclosed in Figure l; and

Figure 3 is `an end view of the device shown in Figure 1.

Turning to the drawings, the reference numerals 10 and l2 indicate the rails of a track over which a cable car is adapted to run and the reference numeral llindicates the cable that extends midway between the rail sections. As heretoforepointed out, it is necessary to raise the cable at certain desired points to permit it to be engaged by a clamp that is arried by the car and to this end it is customary to provide a frame work 16 having a cable raising roll, or other suitable member, i8 carried thereby.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the frame comprises a plurality of spaced angle irons 20. 22 that vcarry the roll 18 and are connected by means of suitable fasteners 2li, 26 to a plurality of transversely extending frame members 28 and 30. These frame memfill i means of such av provision the frame may be bers are connected at their outer extremities and 88 in holding the trame of the cable raising device in afiined position in which it -is releasably engaged with the rail members and l2 the rameis provided at its'opposite Vvends with a plurality of spaced presser plates k and 42 that are adapted, by means of toggle links 44 and 46 and anoperating han?" dle 48, to be ,moved into clamping engagement with the inner faces of the rail sections. -By

releasably clamped in place at any desired point along'the track and the means eecting the clamping are suiiiciently flexible that they will not break owing to the repeated pounding ot the car over the Vshoes 32 and 34.

Although thek invention has been described Y herein with particular reference to cable cars,

it is tofbe appreciated that it maybe employed in analogousorganizations, and it is likewise to beunderstoovdthat changes and modifications may from time to time be made in the illustrated embodiment of the invention without departingvfrom the scope thereof as set forth in the appended claims. Y Having thus-described our invention, what Y We claim as neweanddesire to secure by United States'Letters Patent, is: i

1. A device for use in raising a cable to a' point where it can be grasped by a cable car, comprising, in combination, a trame adaptedA to rest upon the track yrails over which the car runs, a cable engaging instrument mounted on said trame, and meansfor releasably ai'iixing the trame to the track rails.

2. A device for use in raising a cable to a `i ein where it can be Gras ed b a cable car c y a ill) comprising, in combination, a frame having-a cable engaging instrument mounted thereon, said frame being adapted to be placed between vthe rails of the track over which the car runs, and means for applyingpressure to the inner walls of the rails, at separated points, to releasably affix the frame to the track.

3. A device orusein raising a cable to a point where it can be'graspedbv a cable car, Y

comprising, in combination, a frame having a cable engaging instrument mounted thereon, and a lever actuated clamp for releasably aihxing the frame to the track over which the car runs.

f 5. A device Vtor usey in raising a. cable to a point where it can be grasped by a cable car,

comprising, in combination, a trame having a cable engaging roll mounted thereon, a plu.-

- rality of members carriedby the frame and adapted to engage the rails of the track over which the car runs, and meansfffor actuating the members tomoveftheminto andout of engagementfwith the rails.

6.V A device toruse in raising a'cable to a point where it canbe grasped by a cable car,

comprising, in combination, an elongated frame having a cable engaging roll mounted thereon, and a plurality of toggle operated.

clamps carried at opposite ends of the frame for releasably aixing the frame to the track over which the car runs.

sigma a DuiutaMinn., this 15th day or August, 1929. 4

f CHARLES H. FUGLE.

CHARLES H. OSTENBERG. ALBERT W. MA-GLEIN. Y JUSEPH kM.y .TRUDQ 7 ANDY NEWTON. Y`

point where it can be grasped by a cable car, f

comprising, in combination, an elongated iframe adapted to rest upon the track rails orerwhich thecar runs, a cable guide mount- 1 ed thereon, and means carried Yat opposite ends ofthe frame for releasably alixing the latter to the track rails.`

4. A device for use in raising a cable to a 

